Meeting
Planning Commission
Regular Meeting Agenda

June 27, 2022
5:30 P.M.

City Hall
20 Civic Center Plaza, Conf. Room 1600
Santa Ana, CA 

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THOMAS MORRISSEY
Chair, Ward 6 Representative
ERIC M. ALDERETE
Citywide Representative		         BAO PHAM
Vice-Chair,
Ward 1 Representative
 

MIGUEL CALDERON
Ward 2 Representative		         ISURI S. RAMOS
Ward 3 Representative
MARK McLOUGHLIN
Ward 4 Representative		         ALAN WOO
Ward 5 Representative

MinhThai
Executive Director
 
John Funk
Legal Counsel		 Fabiola Zelaya Melicher, AICP
Planning Manager		 Sarah Bernal
Recording Secretary
 
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CALL TO ORDER    
  Commissioners:  Thomas Morrissey, Chair
    Bao Pham, Vice-Chair
    Eric M. Alderete
    Miguel Calderon
    Mark McLoughlin
    Isuri S. Ramos
    Alan Woo 
   
 
  Executive Director  Minh Thai
  Senior Asst. City Attorney John Funk
  Planning Manager Fabiola Zelaya Melicher
  Recording Secretary  Sarah Bernal 

 
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS (non agenda items)  
 
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 
 
a.
Minutes
 

Recommended Action: Approve Minutes from the June 13, 2022 meeting. 
 
b.
Excused Absences
 

Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
 
*End of Consent Calendar*
 
BUSINESS CALENDAR

 
Public Hearing: The Planning Commission decision on Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Tentative Tract and Parcel Maps, Minor Exceptions, Site Plan Review, and Public Convenience or Necessity Determinations are final unless appealed within 10 days of the decision by any interested party or group (refer to the Basic Meeting Information page for more information). The Planning Commission recommendation on Zoning and General Plan amendments, Development Agreements, Specific Developments, and Specific Plans will be forwarded to the City Council for final determination. Legal notice was published in the OC Reporter on June 17, 2022 and notices were mailed on June 16, 2022.
 
1.
Conditional Use Permit No. 2022-10 – Pedro Gomez, Case Planner. 

This item was continued from the June 13, 2022 meeting by a vote of 7:0.

Project Location:    3503 South Harbor Boulevard  located in the Professional (P) land use designation zoning district. 

Project Applicant:  Steve Rawlings (Applicant), Jeffrey Thompson, representing Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. and OC Constellation, LLC (Property Owner).

Proposed Project: The applicant is requesting approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 2022-10 to allow an additional private banquet/event use at an existing entertainment venue (The Observatory).

Environmental Impact: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the recommended action is exempt from further review under Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities). Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2022-32 will be filed for this project.

Recommended Action: Continue the item to the next regular meeting. 
 
2.
Project Location:    1814 and 1818 East First Street located in the General Commercial (C-2) with the Metro East Mixed Use (MEMU) overlay district (OZ-1), Active Urban sub-district zoning district.

Project Applicant:  Angela Meyer, representing Brandywine Acquisition Group, LLC (applicant), on behalf of David A. Colton Trust (property owner).

Proposed Project: The applicant is requesting approval of Site Plan Review No. 2022-03, Tentative Tract Map No. 2022-02 and Density Bonus Agreement No. 2022-0 to allow the construction of Cabrillo Crossing, a community consisting of thirty-five unit attached townhomes, six of which are proposed as live/work, with four onsite affordable units.

Environmental Impact: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project has been determined to be adequately evaluated in the previously certified Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 2018-15 (State Clearinghouse No. 2006031041) as per Sections 15162 and 15168 of the CEQA guidelines.

Recommended Action:
  1. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-XXX approving Site Plan Review No. 2022-03 and Density Bonus Agreement No. 2022-02 as conditioned.
  2. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-XXX approving Tentative Tract Map No. 2022-02 as conditioned.

 
*End of Business Calendar*
 
WORK STUDY SESSION
 
3.
Planning Commission Training

 
*End of Work Study Session Calendar*
 
STAFF COMMENTS

 
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
 
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Planning Commission will be on July 11, 2022 at 5:30 PM at City Hall, Ross Annex located at 20 Civic Center Plaza, Conf. Room 1600, Santa Ana, CA 92701.



 
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
 
· Conditional Use Permit No. 2022-08 to upgrade current ABC License from Type 20 to Type 21 at 2241 N. Fairview Street
 

APPEAL INFORMATION

The formal action by the Planning Commission shall become effective after the ten-day appeal period, unless the City Council in compliance with section 41-643, 41-644 or 41-645 holds a public hearing on the matter, then the formal action will become effective on the day following the hearing and decision by the City Council. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Planning Commission may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with the Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final day to appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final day to appeal shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please note: Under California Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the Planning Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
 

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